BNSS · Section 112 · Chapter VIII — RECIPROCAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR ASSISTANCE IN CERTAIN MATTERS AND PROCEDURE FOR ATTACHMENT AND FORFEITURE OF PROPERTY

Letter of request to competent authority for investigation in a country or place outside India.

What this section does

A Criminal Court may, on application by an investigating officer or superior, issue a letter of request to a court or authority in a foreign contracting State to examine persons, record statements, and collect documents or things as evidence. The letter is transmitted as directed by the Central Government, and all evidence so received is deemed to be evidence collected during investigation under the BNSS.

AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: Criminal Court · Investigating officer · Central Government
Time limit: None specified

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.105B.

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 112, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 112 forms part of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita which replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 on 1 July 2024. Any new filing, FIR, charge sheet, or bail application made on or after that date should cite the new section number. References to the old act in legacy documents remain valid for matters that arose before the changeover.